UPDATE: Authorities confirm Crook was recaptured around 7 a.m. ELBA, Ala. – An inmate has escaped from the Elba Work Release Center. Authorities said they were conducting a regular count of the inmates at the facility around midnight and realized the...

It’s the hope of anyone dealing with the problems of society, that those problems will get better. Unfortunately, it often seems to be going the other direction. Janet Gabel is the Executive Director of Crisis Services of North Alabama, where they de...

DECATUR, Ala. – Decatur Parents and Children Together is hosting a Touch-a-Truck event. Decatur PACT is a non-profit that works to prevent child abuse and neglect through community ties and actions. The Touch-a-Truck family fun day is Saturday, May 4...

(CNN) –Four months before Andrew “AJ” Freund’s parents were charged with his murder, the 5-year-old shared information on possible abuse with a doctor in Illinois.Police responding to a hotline report found a large bruise on AJ’s hip in December. At...

Good morning. This is your Weather Xtreme Video for Saturday, April 27th, 2019. I'm meteorologist Scott Martin. We have an absolutely brilliant Saturday in store for us, but could we see a shower or two on Sunday morning?

ELBA, Ala. – An inmate has escaped from the Elba Work Release Center. Authorities said they were conducting a regular count of the inmates at the facility around midnight and realized the count was wrong. After searching bed by bed, authorities state...

(CNN) — The driver accused of intentionally hitting a group of pedestrians in Northern California attacked people he believed were of the Muslim faith, police said. New evidence shows that Isaiah Joel Peoples also targeted the crowd based on race, Su...

(CNN) –The day after Ethiopia’s minister of transportation released a preliminary crash report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, four Boeing employees called a Federal Aviation Administration whistleblower hotline that allows employees and the public...

ATHENS, Ala. — The current school year is near to coming to an end, but some Tennessee Valley school systems are already making sure everything is in check for the next school year. Athens City Schools want to remind parents/guardians and students th...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The city’s largest park is about to get even bigger. City leaders want to rebuild the playground and build a space to bike and skate. On a sunny afternoon, Kids Space playground in Huntsville sees plenty of foot traffic. “They went...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Authorities confirm one person died in a crash involving a motorcycle on Meridian Street near Chase Road, just north of JF Drake State University. At this time, we do not have any information on the identity of the person who was k...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – In 2018, the Huntsville Police Department put up cameras throughout northern Huntsville to try to stop crime. But Captain Jeffery Rice says those cameras weren’t working as well as they could have. That’s why they’re putting new on...

Dale Earnhardt Sr. collected three victories in the spring event at Talladega Superspeedway (all during the 1990s) and 10 overall, becoming the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winner at the 2.66-mile track.

The Alabama Senate narrowly approved a lottery bill Thursday. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon says the House is ready. “It will be a priority in the House for sure,” said McCutcheon, R-Monrovia. “Thi...

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Janelle Butler moved into her home on Dole Avenue in fall 2017 — and will never forget the first time she met 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund, who lived across the street. “They came over trick-or-treating,” Butler said. “He was dr...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Baron Critical Weather Institute announced its first initiative on Friday. They plan to implement a high-density, real-time, weather sensory network. This means to have sensors every ten square miles, giving information every t...

MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. – The confession of a former Decatur Police officer that he stole evidence in an unrelated case could create enormous difficulties for the prosecution in an upcoming capital murder trial. Jonathan Lowery is a former crime scene te...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A local college student is graduating in May but won’t be celebrating in the typical way, she will be in surgery, donating an organ! “They called me and said you are Deanna’s donor,” said Jenna Mize, “and we will do surgery June 20...

(CNN) — A Tennessee movie theater attracted viral attention after it changed “Hellboy” to “Heckboy” on its sign because it’s across the street from an elementary school. The owner of The Roxy 8 Movie Theater in Dickson told CNN affiliate WZTV that sh...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. – Things were different in Lawrence County on Friday. After years of uncertainty and agony, residents were jubilant after learning 3M settled with the West Morgan East Lawrence water authority in a drinking water contamination l...

More Crimson Tide players will be waiting to hear their names called. I’d say Day 1 of the 2019 NFL Draft went pretty well for the Crimson Tide. Three former Alabama players were selected in the first round:
DL Quinnen Williams - Round 1, pick #3...

Just weeks after Fisher-Price issued a major recall for its Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, Kids II followed suit, recalling a similar product for the same safety concerns. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, all models of Kids II Rocking...

FLORENCE, Ala. – Changes are taking place in Lauderdale County. Services to keep materials out of the landfills and put them back on the market are advancing with technology. The mound is ever-growing. The entire pile at the Florence Recycling Center...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The 5-year-old who was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota earlier this month is ‘alert and conscious,’ his family said. “All praise, glory and honor to Jesus! He saved our son’s life and is heali...

BOONE, Iowa – A Boone County man called 911 for a medical emergency Wednesday. First responders took three hours to arrive because they couldn’t find him. The 78-year-old caller was unable to confirm his address and dispatch couldn’t track the call...

STOCKTON, Calif. – Drivers often see big, stenciled letters painted on the road approaching a speed bump. One such sign along East Ninth Street in Stockton does its job in alerting drivers – but this one was spelled B-M-U-P. “I double checked. I said...

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. – Prosecutors are dropping their case against a man charged with killing someone at a Huntsville apartment complex. The Madison County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion Friday stating they no longer wished to prosecute De...